Alright, so I tried taking the CD out and putting it back in. As the CD was loading I doubled clicked 'Play Caesar IV" on my desktop.. it waited a minute but loaded it. Apparently I can't just run the game when the CD is already in the CD tray? I'll do this to play it even though it's an annoying way. This is confusing the heck out of me though, why it will work this way and not the other normal way.

If you still have problems, right click on the CaesarIV.exe file and select "Launch "Analysis" from the list. This will run a check on your system and create a file called "AnalysisLog.sr0" located in your C:\ (root) folder. Put that file in a zipfile and attach the zipfile to an email with a description of your problem and the name of the game. Address the email to support@securom.com. They will examine the file and get back to you.

1. Are you logged in as the "administrator" or in a user account that is in the admin's group?

Some games won't work unless you are.

2. Are you trying to launch the game from the compatability mode?

Try disabling it. Right click the launch icon on the desktop. Choose Properties. Click on the Compatability tab and Uncheck the box next to Run this program in compatibility mode for.

Click the Apply button, then click OK to close the window.

3. Have you tried reinstalling the game using a different disc drive if you have one? Some disc hardware is not compatable with industry standards and can have problem with security software like SecuROM. If you have a D: and E: CD/DVD drives, and installed it from D:, try uninstalling and reinstalling using E:.

4. If you are using Windows XP, install the safedisc update from Microsoft.

Before you install the SafeDisc update, follow these steps to see if they are required for your computer.

Insert the game play disc.

Click Start.

Click Run.

Type cmd in the available text box and press OK.

At the command prompt, type in the CD-ROM drive letter that your play disc is currently in, followed by a colon.

Example: D:

Press the Enter key on your keyboard.

Note: This should change your current prompt to match the drive letter you typed.

Type dir /a:h in the new prompt, and press Enter on your keyboard.

This will display all of the hidden files on the disc. If there is a file named SSIFSDAT.SYS listed among them, you do not need this update however it may benefit other games.

Next, download the SafeDisc update.Now, follow the instructions listed on the "Microsoft website". Once the update has been successfully installed, restart the game.

5. Contact your CD-ROM drive hardware manufacturer to obtain and install the latest version of the firmware.

6. Scan your computer for viruses.

If you do not have anti-virus software installed, click on one of the free online virus scanners listed below to scan your system for viruses:

7. If you have updated your CD Rom driver firmware after installing Windows XP, you may have an issue with your device running in PIO mode.Microsoft has released a hotfix update to address this issue. The [COLOR=yellow]hotfix [/COLOR]information can be found by: